Oocysts

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004590",
  "term": "Oocysts",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called sporozoites. Then, depending on the genus, the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts encapsulating the sporozoites.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "cysts (developmental stages)",
    "sporocysts (Protozoa)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "oocistos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/oocysts/"
}